The Nintendo Wii changed the games market forever, according to J.J Yamaguchi, a board member at NEC Electronics which supplies the graphics controller for the Wii.
The Nintendo Wii changed the games market forever, according to J.J Yamaguchi, a board member at NEC Electronics which supplies the graphics controller for the Wii.
“With Wii, Nintendo changed their strategy”, says Yamaguchi, “it used to be a strategy aimed at children, now its changed to be games for everyone – tennis, fishing, golf – it’s not about pushing buttons any more.”
“The Nintendo Wii is for everyone”, adds Yamaguchi, “even for older people with no experience of gaming. There are so many easy games for everyone.”
The Wii has taken over from Sony's PlayStation3 as the world's No.1 games machine.
The Wii was the brainchild of Shigeru Miyamoto, the same genius who dreamed up Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Nintendogs among many other games.
Apparently, when Bill Gates visits Japan, he always makes a point of calling on Miyamoto, who is regarded as the world’s greatest exponent of games and games machines development.
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